She worked for a year to bring her husband back to Iowa from a rehab site Oklahoma. She was denied over and over, and found there aren't a lot of long-term brain rehab options in the Midwest, but she finally found a place that would take him in Mitchellville.

"I am so, so, so grateful for them. I never knew I could have Mike back in Iowa anytime soon. I am really grateful," said Namachemo. "This is the best Christmas gift I've had this year."

With Mike back in Iowa, the couple's two children, Melvin and Sandra, can see their dad often. It's a good, but very difficult visit.

"I've seen them be very sad knowing that this is what their daddy is going to come back to be," said Namachemo.

She hopes to eventually start bring him home for family events and holidays.

"I need to try and be happy and be strong for him and be strong for the kids, and just be a family including him the way he is," said Namachemo.

The Wasike family has been receiving financial support from the Greater Des Moines Neighbor to Neighbor Foundation especially for those long trips to Tulsa. The group offers help to families and victims of violence in the metro.